The Mouse In Martin The Mouse

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Raymond Li Ms.Toney-West ENG1DE 16 April 2012 Martin: The heroic mouse in Martin the Mouse by Brian Jacques Martin the Mouse, from the book “Martin the Warrior”, despite being small in stature, shows many signs of being a hero. Martin not only has a strange childhood and birth, but also has a long quest and a challenging ultimate test to complete. From his birth, Martin was always somewhat different. Martin was the son of a legendary swordsman known as Luke the Warrior, and being the son of a warrior instilled a great deal of skill with the sword inside his natural instincts. Luke taught his son “the way of the sword”, and shortly after that, went to go fight pirates and left Martin with his grandmother. Having grown up with no real parents, he was able to remain tough even when he became a slave to a evil…show more content…
Firstly, Martin and several friends launched a surprise attack on Badrang’s castle. This was phase one of his plan to get revenge on Badrang. After this attack had been going on for quite some time, the castle finally crumbled to the ground. In the hurry to destroy all enemy forces, Badrang escaped unnoticed by everyone; except for the keen eye of Martin. The final part of this ultimate test was to slay Badrang. After seeing Badrang escape, Martin chased after him and engaged in combat. After a few sword strokes, Martin heroically defeated Badrang and ended his rule once and for all by slaying him. Martin the Mouse, despite only being a young warrior, shows many signs of being a hero. He has many important qualities drilled into him during his strange birth and childhood, he demonstrates his great ability in his many trails during his quest, and he completed his revenge against his former master by slaying him and destroying his castle. He definitely shows many signs of being a true hero. Works

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